Misheard lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody. For more information about the misheard lyrics available on this site, please read our FAQ.
1960s | |
Roy Orbison's, "Breakin' Up is Breakin' My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: No dented mess
Original Lyrics: No tenderness
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Roy Orbison's, "Crying"
Misheard Lyrics: As you stunk to say hello
Original Lyrics: As you stopped to say hello
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Roy Orbison's, "Goodnight"
Misheard Lyrics: My lonely woman child
Original Lyrics: My lovely woman child
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Roy Orbison's, "I'm Hurtin'"
Misheard Lyrics: And the paid beguine
Original Lyrics: And the pain began
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Roy Orbison's, "Mean Woman Blues"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, I got a woman beaning she can be
Original Lyrics: Well, I got a woman mean as she can be
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Roy Orbison's, "The Crowd"
Misheard Lyrics: I go out with a clown
Original Lyrics: I go out with the crowd
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Roy Orbison's, "Twinkle Toes"
Misheard Lyrics: It's tough to f*** it
Original Lyrics: It's tough to forget
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Roy Orbison's, "Workin' for the Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Lookin' for the man
Original Lyrics: Workin' for the man
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1970s | |
Bee Gees', "Stayin' Alive"
Misheard Lyrics: You can tell by the way I use my Wok
Original Lyrics: Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk
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Chicago's, "Saturday in the Park"
Misheard Lyrics: A Browns fan still can tell stories his own way.
Original Lyrics: A bronze man still can tell stories his own way
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Jackson Browne's, "Running On Empty"
Misheard Lyrics: Looking out at the road, where should I learn my wheels?
Original Lyrics: Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels
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Jennifer Warnes', "Right Time of the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: That's the way the Bible always said it should be.
Original Lyrics: That's the way my momma always said it should be.
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Queen's, "Fat Bottomed Girls"
Misheard Lyrics: All the morbid tits and hoes!
Original Lyrics: I've got mortgages and homes.
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Queen's, "Fat Bottomed Girls"
Misheard Lyrics: All you mortgages and hoes!
Original Lyrics: I've got mortgages and homes.
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Queen's, "Fat Bottomed Girls"
Misheard Lyrics: Do you have horses in your toes?
Original Lyrics: I got stiffness in ma' bones.
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Queen's, "Sleeping on the Sidewalk"
Misheard Lyrics: I was blowin' two million fans
Original Lyrics: I was blowin' to a million fans
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Ringo Starr's, "No No Song"
Misheard Lyrics: It only makes me sleep
Original Lyrics: It only makes me sneeze
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Rush's, "Working Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Lock it up, seven years, and I go to work all night.
Original Lyrics: I get up at seven, yeah
And I go to work at nine. |
Steely Dan's, "Hey 19"
Misheard Lyrics: Way back in, 1957, I was the grand Gamma Gotch!
Original Lyrics: Way back when, in '67, I was the dandy of Gamma Chi.
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The Hollies', "The Air That I Breathe"
Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes all I need is the end of the breeds
Original Lyrics: Sometimes all I need is the air that I breathe
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1980s | |
Bette Midler's, "Wind Beneath My Wings"
Misheard Lyrics: I can fly higher than any goal.
Original Lyrics: I can fly higher than an eagle.
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Bryan Adams', "Summer of '69"
Misheard Lyrics: With me out chewing wine
Original Lyrics: We needed to unwind
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Culture Club's, "Time (Clock of the Heart)"
Misheard Lyrics: Tide won't give me Tide
Original Lyrics: Time won't give me time
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John Mellencamp's, "Lonely Ol' Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Hold me all night
or Lonely all night Original Lyrics: Lonely ol' night
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Queen's, "Friends Will Be Friends"
Misheard Lyrics: ...but you've got friends to get drunk
Original Lyrics: ...but you've got friends you can trust
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The Police's, "Canary in a Coal Mine"
Misheard Lyrics: West of Palermo where the atmosphere is less than perfect
Original Lyrics: First to fall over when the atmosphere is less than perfect
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1990s | |
Etta James', "I Just Wanna Make Love to You"
Misheard Lyrics: But I want you to be shoe
Original Lyrics: But I want you to be true
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John Mellencamp's, "Get a Leg Up"
Misheard Lyrics: She must be thanking
Original Lyrics: She must be thinking
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Selena's, "Dreaming of You"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been thinking of you tonight
Original Lyrics: I've been dreaming of you tonight
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Selena's, "I Could Fall in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: And never let you grow
Original Lyrics: And never let you go
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2000s | |
Alanis Morissette's, "You Oughta Know"
Misheard Lyrics: Yoodle, yoodle, yoodle otter no!!
Original Lyrics: You, you, you oughta know!!
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Bubba Sparxxx's, "Ms. New Booty"
Misheard Lyrics: Puka puka puka puka puke everywhere
Original Lyrics: Booty booty booty booty booty everywhere
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Commercial's, "Put a Smile On (McDonald's TV Commercial Jingle)"
Misheard Lyrics: beat the misers beat the misers
Original Lyrics: Put a smile on, put a smile on.
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Elton John's, "Answer in the Sky"
Misheard Lyrics: An answer in disguise
Original Lyrics: An answer in the sky
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Flogging Molly's, "Drunken Lullabies"
Misheard Lyrics: Maybe it's the way we f***(ed)
Original Lyrics: Maybe it's the way we fought.
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Scooter's, "Jigga Jigga!"
Misheard Lyrics: I am the lyrical teaser
Addicted to the massive clown Original Lyrics: I am the lyrical teaser
Addicted to the massive crowd |
The Fray's, "Over My Head"
Misheard Lyrics: Everyone knows I ran over my head, over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime. She's on your mind she's on your mind Original Lyrics: Everyone knows I'm in over my head, over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime. She's on your mind she's on your mind |
The Kooks', "Ooh La"
Misheard Lyrics: Beauty is a card, that muskrat played
Original Lyrics: Beauty is a card, that must get played
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2010s | |
Amaranthe's, "Boomerang"
Misheard Lyrics: You think I'm underground but I am a King Kong
Original Lyrics: If you're underground then I am a king crowned
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Miley Cyrus', "Who owns my heart"
Misheard Lyrics: The music tells me what's a feline
Original Lyrics: The music tells me what's it feel like
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Taylor Swift's, "Delicate"
Misheard Lyrics: This is for the best
My reputation's never been worse so It was like Hi Fu Mi Original Lyrics: This ain't for the best
My reputation's never been worse so You must like me for me |
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